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01-20-2006, 06:58 PM
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2000: Stoke. 2001: Huddersfield, Cardiff. 2002: London. 2003: Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Manchester, London.
2006: Dusseldorf, Glasgow, Manchester, Coventry, Southampton, MK x2, Hull, NJ x3. 2007: London JBJ Q&A, London, NJ x3. 2008: Dublin, Manchester, Coventry, Bristol, London x2. 2010: NJ x3, London x4. 2011: Munich, Manchester, London, Dublin x2, Lisbon. 2012: RS London. 2013: Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin, London. 2014: RS Belfast. 2016: London. 2019: Dublin x2, Liverpool, London 
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#155
01-21-2006, 01:26 AM
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Local Band's Bon Jovi Gig A Dream Come True
By Gene Triplett, The Daily Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Fri, January 20, 2006 Hardly anyone had heard of Hollow in their own hometown until the band opened for Bon Jovi last Saturday night. It happened right here in river city, at the Ford Center, in front of 18,000 paying fans. Of course, the crowd had paid to see Jon Bon Jovi, but they got an unexpected bonus at the outset: 30 minutes of sassy, self-assured, female-fronted power pop from five young, homegrown musicians who've been together less than a year. "Oh, it was incredible, something you only dream about," says Katy Carris, who provides Hollow's soaring lead vocal harmonies alongside her sister-in-law, Alana Warfel. Until Saturday, the largest audience the band had played to was maybe 250 tops, a church-sponsored New Year's Eve "skate park thing" in Guthrie. "We're trying to play some bigger venues, but it was hard to book shows for a while just because we weren't very well known," Carris says. Then KYIS-FM 98.9 (Kiss FM) announced its "Have a Nice Gig" contest in December, offering some lucky local band the opening slot for Bon Jovi. It's a competition the band is sponsoring in every city on its "Have a Nice Day Tour." More than 200 unsigned groups from across the state submitted bios and demos of their best original songs. Hollow's bio introduces a rock 'n' roll family affair that includes singer Carris; her husband, Jordan Carris, on guitar; Jordan's sister Warfel on vocals; her husband, Will Warfel, on bass; with longtime friend Carson Guthrie on drums. Christian music played a big role in their backgrounds -- Alana Warfel with vocal trio Whisper Loud, Jordan Carris and Guthrie with the band Obadiah -- before the five pooled their talents in Hollow and aimed for the mainstream with a sound that's equal parts Avril Lavigne-inspired girl-pop angst and hooky, Foo Fighters-size guitar crunch. As showcased in the song "Won't Be Missing You," it's a formula that won them favor with the Kiss FM radio judges over the crowded field of competitors. Katy Carris got the good-news call at her day job Dec. 30. "Of course the screaming then started, and I had to call everybody else, so it was pretty funny," she says. On the big day, they drove themselves to the Ford Center -- no limo, sorry. "Not quite. Well, I wish. That would've been awesome. ... When we pulled in, we saw like 10 semis and like seven tour buses that were all for Bon Jovi, so we were just like on cloud nine." Hollow was shown to its own dressing room and invited to nosh on catered food before doing the preshow sound check. Then it was Bon Jovi's turn for a test run. "We got to go out and sit there and listen to them, so it was like a private concert just for us," Katy Carris said. Then came showtime and a short bout with stage fright. "I mean, we prepared for the worst, you know, 'cause we knew that they were there to see Bon Jovi, and we didn't know if we were going to get booed or what was going to happen. But we were so well-received. Yeah, the crowd was screamin' for us, and after every song there was applause, and it was a dream come true. It was incredible." Hollow played five songs in all, including their "money song" -- "Won't Be Missing You" -- which was recorded on video and audio to be posted later on www.bonjovi.com, along with other regional winners of the national "Have a Nice Gig" competition. At the end of the tour, fans can vote for their favorite unsigned act, and the grand-prize winner gets a demo recording deal and the opening spot for Bon Jovi at Giants Stadium this summer. "Whenever we get up there (on the Web site), we want everybody to vote for us," Katy Carris said. Meanwhile, "Won't Be Missing You" can be heard frequently on Kiss FM and at www.myspace.com/hollowrock, where two other tracks, "Far Away" and "Remedy," also can be sampled. "We're just basically trying to look for a record label right now that would want to pick us up and help fund finishing up the album," Katy Carris said. "We're trying to push our single on the radio and get some local shows to keep building our fan base and getting the word out about us." Whatever happens, Hollow has already had at least 30 minutes of fame, which is twice as much as most of us get, by Andy Warhol's estimation. ~ ~ ~ RockMusic says: After listening to more of this band's material, I am very impressed. And, those words from me come very sparingly, when it comes to music. I heard part of Hollow’s set at the Bon Jovi gig, and "Won't Be Missing You" sounded great. I think Hollow just needs a good L.A. manager.  I was po’d the local Oklahoma City paper never wrote a review on the Bon Jovi concert. I mean gee only 1 million people metro live in OKC, and they sold that place out. Probably if it had been Bon Jovi and live cattle auction before the gig, it would have made front page news, lol. But this article will work. Good article and these kids deserved it - Did a great job last Saturday night.
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#156
01-21-2006, 01:38 AM
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HOLLOW's website Opening Act Hollow At the Bon Jovi Concert - Oklahoma City Saturday, January 14, 2006   
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